Looking to pitch a story about childfree black women to a mainstream publication, a journalist friend asked me: “When did you know that motherhood was just not for you?” Any woman who is childfree by choice is familiar with this question.… Read the rest

By Nina Steele As life stories go, Hannah Hauxwell’s one has to be among some of the most inspiring. She was 46 in January 1973, and living in what can only be described as extreme poverty, when her life changed overnight, thanks to a documentary entitled “Too Long A Winter”, which chronicled the plight of farmers in the Pennines during the harsh winter months.… Read the rest

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As its name suggests, www.childfreeafrican.com, promotes the childfree life, with an African audience in mind. Children are still considered a person’s greatest achievement on the African continent, and because of that, the majority of people still assume that parenthood is the only way.… Read the rest

nonparents.com is passionate about educating people so they understand all the aspects and complexities of being a non-parent. One way of doing that in addition to all the resources available on this website, are through the personal stories of childless and childfree people everywhere.… Read the rest

What’s the reality of being a childfree African woman? That’s the question that was put to Nina Steele, founder and editor of this website, in an interview for the website: www.africanfeminism.com.… Read the rest